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Carpet & Floor cleaner better than Bissell

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SylvanMoon · 11/03/2026 13:45

I have a Bissell CrossWave Pet Pro that is 6 years old and seems to be losing the ability to suck as well as it did. I like it because it's easy to manoeuvre and pretty straightforward to use. We have tile flooring and a couple of area rugs so I need something that can be used on both surfaces. Does anyone have a recommendation for a floor cleaner that is as good as or better than the Bissell?

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NoisyRoseAnt · 11/03/2026 13:54

I've had both the crosswave and now a tineco floor one s5, and honestly, the difference is night and day. My old Bissell always felt like a bit of a workout. The Tineco is self-propelled, so it feels like it's walking itself across the tiles, which makes a huge difference if you're doing the whole house.

The best part is the self-cleaning cycle. With the bissell, I felt like I had to take the whole thing apart to stop it smelling, but the Tineco flushes itself out on the dock. It handles my area rugs fine for a "freshen up," though like the crosswave, it won't replace a deep carpet cleaner if you have a major spill.

Do you usually find yourself doing a quick daily zip-around, or are you more of a once-a-week deep cleaner?

SylvanMoon · 11/03/2026 14:21

NoisyRoseAnt · 11/03/2026 13:54

I've had both the crosswave and now a tineco floor one s5, and honestly, the difference is night and day. My old Bissell always felt like a bit of a workout. The Tineco is self-propelled, so it feels like it's walking itself across the tiles, which makes a huge difference if you're doing the whole house.

The best part is the self-cleaning cycle. With the bissell, I felt like I had to take the whole thing apart to stop it smelling, but the Tineco flushes itself out on the dock. It handles my area rugs fine for a "freshen up," though like the crosswave, it won't replace a deep carpet cleaner if you have a major spill.

Do you usually find yourself doing a quick daily zip-around, or are you more of a once-a-week deep cleaner?

Thank you! I'm sold by your description and am on Amazon right now. There are two that look exactly the same to me but one is £319 and the other is £149! How much was yours? And I tend to do once-a-week deep clean of all the floors, mostly concentrating on the tiled flooring, with the area rugs done perhaps monthly or when needed. Also it says that you have to use the Tineco cleaner. Does that mean I have to throw out the supply of hard floor cleaner I'm currently using, which is specifically for our tiles?

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